CNN 2012-03-03

 All right.You might know the Everest is the highest point on earth but what is the lowest?You could find out and visit the place in the next ten minutes.I am Carl Azuz,welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS.

First up.Two states,one winner.That was the story from the Republican presidential primary held on Tuesday.Former Massachusetts governor,Mitt¹ Romney took first place in Arizona and Michigan.These primaries award delegates and Romney got all of Arizona but Michigan's primary was proportional.Delegates are awarded based on how many votes each candidate got.So even though,governor Romney got the most votes,it was still pretty close.He and the former Senator Rich Santorum split the delegates for Michigan.Renee Marsh² has more on Tuesday's events and how all of the Republican candidates reacted to the results.

 

 

This is a big night,thank you guys.Mitt Romney picks up a solid victory in Arizona's winner took all primary Tuesday.But when the votes were tallied³ in his home state of Michigan,the margin⁴ was much smaller.

 

 

Yes.We didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough,that's all that counts.

 

 

Rick Santorum did not manage a win,but he will move forward with his proportion of the delegates from Michigan.He's charging ahead with tough words for Washington.

 

 

 

 

It's getting hard for people to make ends meet because we have a government that is crushing us every single day.

 

 

Republican say the back and forth⁵ between candidates in tightly contested races will help keep voters engaged.

 

 

It's going to be an eternality,so I am not really,I am not nervous about this at all,I think that the drama and in the tough primaries are good thing for us.

 

 

Ron Paul,who's planning to fight on continues to remain up-beat.

 

 

Now,winning the primary is of course very very important but winning the general election also is very very important.

 

 

Newt Gingrich was not a major factor in either state Tuesday,nor did he plan to be.He instead said his sight on the south and super Tuesday.

 

 

We decided⁶ not to complete in Michigan because we thought it would be important to focus here,to focus in Tennessee and in Oklahoma,in Idaho and Ohio.

 

 

Parts of the mid-western United States are recovering from powerful storms,one of the cities that was hit the worst,Harrisburg, Illinois.There, the storm caused a massive tornado⁷.It left the path of the destruction that was three or four football fields wide.

 

 

At this medical center,the tornado ripped off part of the wall and luckily,hospital staff had enough time to move patients out of those rooms before the tornado hit.The storm also struck Missouri and Kansas,where there were reports of suspected tornadoes⁸.At least eight people were killed in the severe weather,more than one hundred others were hurt.If you are looking for ways to help the victims of the storms,there's a place you can go to and do it.The spotlight⁹ section on our homepage,look for the impact your world link.

 

 

Well,the United States and North Korea have made a deal.North Korea says it will stop nuclear tests and enrichment activities and missile launches at one of its nuclear facilities.Now as an exchange for that,the United States will sent North Korea food,two hundred and fifty thousands tons of it.Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton says it's a good start.

 

 

United States,I will be quick to add,still has profound concerns.But on the occasion of Kim Jong il's death,I said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations.Today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction.We, of course, will be watching closely and judging North Korea new leaders by their actions.

1 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

3 tallied   

v.计算，清点( tally的过去式和过去分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• The girl tallied them with her eyes for a moment. 新娘用目光把这些化妆品清点了一下。 来自教父部分
• His account of the accident tallied with hers. 他对事故的陈述和她的相吻合。 来自辞典例句

4 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

5 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

8 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

9 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。